Scent from the Garden of Paradise. Musk and the Medieval Islamic World by Anya King

Brill's Islamic History and Civilization #140

Scent from the Garden of Paradise. Musk and the Medieval Islamic World

Anya King

456 pages hardcover 2017

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nonfiction history medium-paced
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Since antiquity, musk has been a valued perfume and medicine. Because the musk deer only lives in Central Eurasia, people in other locations had to trade for its musk. For medieval Islamic civilization, musk became the most important of all aromat...

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